Bedfordshire Police

Found: Missing Demi has been located

Demi, the missing 23-year-old from Bedford, has now been found. Police would like to thank everyone for their help.

£145,000 ‘proceeds of crime’ seized from convicted drug dealer

Over £145,000 has been permanently seized from a convicted drug dealer after police found the cash in his house. In June 2021, Gary Dolan, 34, was jailed for four years...

25-year-old man charged over Queen’s Park stabbing

Bedfordshire Police have confirmed that a man has been charged in connection to a stabbing in Bedford on Saturday (13 November). Naseem Khan, 25, of Chestnut Avenue...

Man arrested after stabbing in Queen’s Park

A man has been arrested after a stabbing in Cromwell Park, Queen’s Park in Bedford earlier today (Saturday). The victim, another man, suffered…

“Completely unacceptable” police vow to tackle ‘rampage’ through Bedford

Bedfordshire Police’s Assistant Chief Constable Sharn Basra has called a number of incidents in Bedford on Wednesday (10 November) "completely unacceptable" and promises they are being...

Body found in grounds of Bedford Academy confirmed as man in his 40s

Bedfordshire Police have confirmed that the body found at Mile Road yesterday (Monday) was of a man in his 40s. The incident is not being treated as suspicious. Officers were...

Update: Bedford Academy reopens to pupils

Bedford Academy will reopen to pupils as normal this morning, after being closed yesterday (Monday) following the discovery of a body on the school site. Police were called...

Bedford Academy closed after body found on school site

Bedford Academy has been closed to pupils today after a body was found on what is described as the 'external school site' this morning. In a statement to parents...

Community Policing is ‘top priority’ as team revealed to be eight officers short

Community Policing in Bedfordshire is understaffed by eight team members, a meeting heard. Sharn Basra, assistant chief constable at Bedfordshire Police, told PCC Festus Akinbusoye...

Tributes paid to mother and daughter killed in school run collision on A428

Tributes have been paid to a mother and her 16-year-old daughter who died in a collision on the A421 while travelling to school on Monday morning (1 November). Their car, a van...

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